The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe post apocalyptic modern classic with an introduction by novelist John Banville. In a burned out America, a father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there. The landscape is destroyed, nothing moves save the ash on the wind and cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside, lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world, the young boy and his protector

written over 20 years

Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury and co-editor of 'Poetry Review'

K is sent into care before a year marks his birth

dense energy that it burst and created the biggest event of all time - THE BIG BANG

And now that Zeus thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt

'What a force her thoughts have been and how grateful we must be that they were offered to us in this extremely challenging age' Alice Walker

Seamus Heaney and Don Paterson

One country

Composed during the Second World War

while Britain fails to tackle contemporary challenges

Take a photographic journey around Ireland's coast and explore the landscape

'A vivid account of ocean life' ROBIN MCKIE